Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:22A-14

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
(a) A registration may be revoked after notice and hearing upon a written finding of fact that the developer has:

(1) Failed to comply with the terms of a cease and desist order;

(2) Been convicted in any court subsequent to the filing of the statement of record for registration for a crime involving fraud, deception, false pretenses, misrepresentation, false advertising, or dishonest dealing in real estate transactions;

(3) Disposed of, concealed, or diverted any funds or assets of any person so as to defeat the rights of retirement subdivision or community purchasers;

(4) Failed faithfully to perform any stipulation or agreement made with the agency as an inducement to grant any registration, to reinstate any registration, or to approve any promotional plan or public offering statement;

(5) Advertised his lands or responded to applications for his lands in a manner which was discriminatory on the basis of race, creed, or national origin;

(6) Made intentional misrepresentations or concealed material facts in a statement of record filed for registration. Findings of fact, if set forth in statutory language, shall be accompanied by a concise and explicit statement of the underlying facts supporting the findings.

(b) If the agency finds after notice and hearing that the developer has been guilty of a violation for which revocation could be ordered, it may issue a cease and desist order instead.

L.1969, c. 215, s. 14.